Category: interesting

Trail of the Cedars

October 5, 2019

Our first hike in Glacier was the famous Trail of Cedars. It’s a short 0.8 mile loop that has fairly heavy foot traffic. But it’s certainly worth the fight for a parking space. We’ve developed a quirky love of trees. It started with the Redwoods in California and the Joshua Trees that look like they…

Arriving in Glacier

September 11, 2019

I believe the people that say your cell phone is listening to you all the time. Facebook knows your secrets. Glacier National Park was never on my radar. It seemed ‘cold’ and ‘far away’. Being from Maine – who in their right mind would want to see ice in the summer?! No thank you. Hard…

Great Plains Dinosaur Museum

September 3, 2019

“Aren’t there big dinosaur things to do out there?” This was my mom’s gentle, persistent way of asking for the 100th time when we were finally going to do some dinosaur stuff. I get it. North Dakota/Montana… exactly the right place to fit some dino homeschooling into the schedule. (Although, for the record, the big,…

Hiking The Stawamus Chief Trail In Squamish British Columbia, Canada

September 2, 2019

General Information Trail head grid: 49.6786507, -123.1544098 First Peak grid: 49.6827637, -123.1441554 Length To Peak 1: 3.8Miles All three Peaks: 4.5 miles Difficulty: Challenging We’re visiting friends in Squamish BC and enjoying the company, weather and scenery. The “Chief” is on the mist do hike list in Squamish, so off I went to check it…